Samuel glances from me to Gladys and then finally to Caleb. “You agree to this challenge? You will fight me for Harper?”
“And for the kingdom,” Gladys says.
“I would, if in exchange you disappear and leave us all alone,” Caleb says.
Per the rules of the kingdom, any alpha can challenge the Alpha King for the right to the throne. It is not a complicated process, but it is dangerous, particularly for the challenger. He must be very confident in his strength and skill to stand up to the man who is known to be the strongest Alpha on the continent.
Even with me as an additional prize, Samuel hesitates slightly. His personal safety would be more assured if he hid behind his army, but with so many witnesses in the room, and with me on the line, his cowardice hasn’t quite seized the day just y
